Today in History for 29th November 2023

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Historical Events

1825 - Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville) become 1st opera performed in Italian in US, staged at New York City's Park Theater
1950 - National Council of Church of Christ in US forms
1963 - US President LBJ sets up the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy
1971 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1975 - New Zealand general election won by the National Party headed by Robert Muldoon
2008 - 73rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 36-0 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's first win in the series in seven years

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Famous Birthdays

1627 - John Ray, English naturalist (advances in taxonomy), born in Black Notley, England (d. 1705)
1899 - Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1929)
1961 - Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese heavy metal bass guitarist (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan
1969 - Ben Iroha, Nigerian football player (Vitesse), born in Aba, Nigeria
1977 - Andy Beshear, American politician, Governor of Kentucky (2019-), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1990 - Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, American actor (Full House), born in Los Angeles, California

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Famous Deaths

1530 - Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal, adviser and Lord Chancellor, (1515-29) to England's King Henry VIII, dies just before facing treason trial at about 55
1957 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta; The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 60
1989 - Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], Dutch jazz singer, dies of throat cancer at 56
2003 - Larry Booker (Moondog Spot), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies of a heart attack at 51
2006 - Allen Carr, English anti-smoking campaigner (b. 1934)
2018 - Charles Harrison, American industrial designer (view finder), dies at 87

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